Since he is signed to an AHL deal, Syracuse Crunch defenseman Jean-Philippe Cote does not require waivers to be assigned here.

Syracuse general manager Julien BriseBois said the Lightning organization has drawn up a couple of different scenarios depending upon how NHL CBA negotiations progess.

BriseBois said if there is no lockout, camp would open in Syracuse on Oct. 1. The Crunch would then leave for its preseason games in Newfoundland the next day. BriseBois said he did not know if coach Jon Cooper would schedule a practice here on Oct. 1.

If there is a lockout, camp would open here on Sept. 28. That would allow time for practices in the War Memorial before the Newfoundland trip.

BriseBois said some of the Lightning coaching staff may visit Syracuse during a lockout, but only to watch how things are going and not coach the Crunch.

BriseBois explained how player movement would work in the event of the lockout. There are three main groups.

There are two-way players who require NHL waivers to be sent to the AHL. If there is a lockout, there are no waivers. But BriseBois said the NHL and NHLPA have agreed to a waiver window from Friday to Saturday to allow senddowns. Of course, using this window allows other NHL teams to claim the players on waivers.

They are:

Labrie, Angelidis, Wyman, Oberg, Taormina, and Aulie.

If these players are not exposed in the waiver window, they can also sign AHL-only deals to play in the AHL. BriseBois said the team has not decided who will be put on waivers during the window.

Players currently on AHL deals who do NOT need waivers to be assigned to the Crunch are: